*Melochia corchorifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Chocolate-weed. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Sandy fields, especially in low, wet places. Distribution: Native of the Old World tropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl4, FNA6, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, Z, Brizicky (1966), (basionym); = n/a — C; = Riedlea corchorifolia (L.) DC. — S13
Links to other floras: = Melochia corchorifolia - FNA6
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
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